Profession cadastral technician

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Cadastral technicians design and create maps and blue-prints, converting new measurement results into the real estate cadastre of a community. They define and indicate the property boundaries and ownerships, land use, and create city and district maps using measurement equipment and specialised software.

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Work with computer data systems such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Compare survey computations

Determine the accuracy of data by comparing computations with applicable standards.

Conduct land surveys

Conduct surveys to determine the location and features of natural and man-made structures, on surface level as well as underground and underwater. Operate electronic distance-measuring equipment and digital measuring instruments.

Record survey measurements

Gather and process descriptive data by using documents such as sketches, drawings and notes.

Create cadastral maps

Create maps using data gathered during surveying and measurement activities and specialised software which outline a region's constructions' and buildings' boundaries.